Plants of Grayson Highlands State Park
The plants most often spotted in Grayson Highlands, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
1,903
recent observations
50
species listed
50
plants
Naturalists have logged 1,903 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Grayson Highlands. The most frequently seen is the red spruce, with 130 recorded sightings.
Most-observed plants in Grayson Highlands
red spruce
Picea rubens
130 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
98 observations
Cliff Saxifrage
Micranthes petiolaris
91 observations · iNaturalist
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
84 observations
Fraser fir
Abies fraseri
74 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
66 observations · iNaturalist
Flame Azalea
Rhododendron calendulaceum
64 observations
fan clubmoss
Diphasiastrum digitatum
64 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
60 observations
Catawba Rhododendron
Rhododendron catawbiense
53 observations
American mountain ash
Sorbus americana
52 observations
common sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
48 observations
Turk's-cap lily
Lilium superbum
46 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
43 observations
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
43 observations · iNaturalist
Umbrella-leaf
Diphylleia cymosa
42 observations · iNaturalist
hay-scented fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
41 observations
Scarlet Beebalm
Monarda didyma
40 observations
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
40 observations
bearberry
Vaccinium erythrocarpum
39 observations · iNaturalist
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
38 observations · iNaturalist
whorled loosestrife
Lysimachia quadrifolia
38 observations · iNaturalist
wood anemone
Anemonoides quinquefolia
32 observations · iNaturalist
striped maple
Acer pensylvanicum
31 observations
Canadian lousewort
Pedicularis canadensis
31 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
31 observations · iNaturalist
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
28 observations
Thyme-leaved Bluet
Houstonia serpyllifolia
28 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
26 observations
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
26 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
25 observations
american witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
25 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
24 observations
white baneberry
Actaea pachypoda
24 observations
stag's-horn clubmoss
Lycopodium clavatum
24 observations · iNaturalist
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
22 observations
minniebush
Rhododendron pilosum
22 observations · iNaturalist
purple crownvetch
Securigera varia
21 observations · iNaturalist
red trillium
Trillium erectum
17 observations
dotted hawthorn
Crataegus punctata
17 observations
Carolina Springbeauty
Claytonia caroliniana
17 observations
Wild Basil
Clinopodium vulgare
17 observations
summer bluet
Houstonia purpurea
17 observations · iNaturalist
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
16 observations
mountain woodsorrel
Oxalis montana
16 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
15 observations
poke milkweed
Asclepias exaltata
15 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
14 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
14 observations
shining firmoss
Huperzia lucidula
14 observations
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